Floor Actions - Agenda

Senate Agenda for Proceedings No. 30

Introductory Senate Bills No. 40 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 8 Completed Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 9 Completed Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 3 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 10 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 11 Completed Special Order Calendar No. 12 Completed

February 27, 2026
45th Day of Session
Introductory Senate Bills No. 40

SB0990	Senator Rosapepe	Rules
Public Schools STEM and Robotics Program Task Force - Establishment

SB0991	Senator Jennings	Rules
Public Information Act - Inspectors General - Access of Public Records

SB0992	Senator Hester	Rules
Public Utilities - Large Load Customers - Registration and Demand Response Program

February 27, 2026
45th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 8

HB0006	Delegate Kerr	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Institutions of Higher Education - Pregnant and Parenting Students - Plan and Reporting

HB0017	Delegate Cardin	Judicial Proceedings
Estates and Trusts - Venue for Administrative and Judicial Probate and Application of Inheritance Tax

HB0030	Delegate Foley	Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Department of State Police - Police-Initiated Towing - Alterations

HB0035	Delegate Foley	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees

HB0038	Delegate Queen	Finance
Financial Institutions - Licensing of Affiliated Insurance Producer-Mortgage Loan Originators - Alterations

HB0053	Delegate Lehman	Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law – Nondomesticated Animal Prohibitions – Alterations

HB0085	Delegate Charkoudian	Judicial Proceedings
Corporations and Associations - Cooperative Limited Equity Housing Corporations - Establishment

HB0095	Delegate Simmons	Judicial Proceedings
Family Law - Marriage License Applications - Appearance and Affidavits

HB0102	Delegate Patterson	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures

HB0118	Delegate Queen	Finance
Maryland Money Transmission Act - Definition of Money Transmitter - Alteration

HB0135	Delegate Schindler	Budget and Taxation
Economic Development - Tax Increment Financing - Noncontiguous Areas

HB0154	Delegate Korman	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Open Meetings Act - County Boards of Education - Enhanced Requirements (Local Boards of Education Transparency Act)

HB0174	Delegate Cardin	Judicial Proceedings
Motor Vehicles and Marine Vessels - Transfer-on-Death Designations

HB0192	Delegate Woods	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Maryland Higher Education Commission - Religious Educational Institutions - Certificate of Approval

HB0227	Chair, Appropriations Committee	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Maryland Environmental Service - Authorizations and Requirements - Alterations

HB0232	Chair, Appropriations Committee	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Maryland Military Department – National Guard – Tuition Assistance

HB0260	Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Public Financing Act – Fair Campaign Financing Fund – Distributions

HB0261	Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee	Budget and Taxation
State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement

HB0263	Chair, Government, Labor, and Elections Committee	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Election Law - Early Voting Centers - Bus Stops

HB0276	Chair, Health Committee	Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Emergency Medical Services Board - Public Access Automated External Defibrillator Program - Revisions

HB0284	Chair, Judiciary Committee	Judicial Proceedings
Public Safety - Licensed Firearms Dealers - Notification Regarding Compromising Events

HB0319	Delegate Sample-Hughes	Education, Energy, and the Environment
County Boards of Education - Student Transportation - Sunset Repeal and Study

HB0322	Delegate Kerr	Finance
Maryland Health Care Commission - Membership

HB0325	Delegate Guyton	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Education - Professional Standards and Teacher Education Board - Composition

HB0333	Delegate Palakovich Carr	Education, Energy, and the Environment
General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committee - Procedures

HB0342	Delegate Behler	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Forestry Licenses - Applicant Qualifications - Alterations

HB0351 (Emergency Bill)	Delegate Moon	Judicial Proceedings
Constitutional Rights - Violations and Digital Unmasking

February 27, 2026
45th Day of Session
Message from the House: Introductory House Bills No. 9

HB0372	Delegate Lopez	Finance
Hospitals - Emergency Pregnancy-Related Medical Conditions - Procedures

HB0373	Delegate Kipke	Finance
State Board of Dental Examiners - Disciplinary Action and Unannounced Inspections

HB0380	Delegate Johnson, S.	Finance
State Board of Examiners in Optometry - Examination Requirements and Time Period for Inactive Status

HB0387	Delegate Embry	Budget and Taxation
Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights and Registration of Art

HB0393	Delegate Nkongolo	Finance
Health Insurance - Scalp Cooling Systems - Required Coverage

HB0404	Delegate Mireku-North	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology

HB0422	Delegate Bagnall	Finance
Public Health - Expedited Partner Therapy - Bacterial Vaginosis and Licensed Certified Midwives

HB0431	Delegate Behler	Judicial Proceedings
Real Property - Recordation and Printing of Subdivision Plats - Alterations

HB0439	Delegate Kaufman	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing and Maryland Advisory Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Renaming

HB0442	Delegate Kaufman	Finance
Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, Nurse Midwives, and Licensed Certified Midwives - Disclosure (Nyeli Rose Lewis Act of 2026)

HB0445	Delegate Martinez	Finance
Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage for Orthoses and Prostheses (So Every Body Can Move Act)

HB0452	Delegate Guyton	Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Grounds for Disciplinary Action - Restrictions

HB0485	Delegate Johnson, S.	Education, Energy, and the Environment
State Board of Professional Landscape Architects - Revisions

HB0487	Delegate Feldmark	Finance
Maryland Technology Development Corporation - Investments - Alterations

HB0494	Delegate Bagnall	Finance
Health Insurance - Primary Care Investment Targets - Reimbursement and Reporting

HB0498	Delegate Cullison	Finance
Certificate of Need - Intermediate Health Care Facilities

HB0529	Speaker	Finance
Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program

HB0535	Delegate Arentz	Finance
Food Establishments - Cottage Food Businesses - Maximum Annual Revenue

HB0554	Speaker	Education, Energy, and the Environment
General Assembly - Legislative Committees - Renaming and Legislative Policy Committee Membership

HB0593	Delegate Hill	Judicial Proceedings
Criminal Law - Interference With Critical Infrastructure or a Public Safety Answering Point

HB0599	Delegate Hill	Finance
Health - Licensure of Hospitals - Ownership Requirements

HB0623	Delegate Patterson	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Education - Purple Star Schools Program and Purple Star Colleges Program

HB0672 (Emergency Bill)	Delegate Shetty	Finance
Public Health - Maryland Pediatric Cancer Fund - Entities Eligible for Grants

HB0747	Delegate Kipke	Finance
Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities – Membership

HB0813	Delegate Martinez	Finance
Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization

HB0882	Delegate Kaufman	Finance
Consumer Health Information - Termination Date and Mandatory Funding for the State's Consumer Health Information Hub - Repeal

HB1017 (Emergency Bill)	Delegate Wells	Judicial Proceedings
Correctional Services - Private Immigration Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement

HB1018 (Emergency Bill)	Delegate Stewart	Judicial Proceedings
Correctional Services - Correctional Facilities and Immigration Detention Facilities - Minimum Mandatory Standards

HB1084 (Emergency Bill)	Montgomery County Delegation	Education, Energy, and the Environment
Montgomery County - County Board of Education - School Operation Requirements MC 14-26

Budget and Taxation Committee Report No. 3
Distribution Date: February 26, 2026
Second Reading Date: February 27, 2026

FAVORABLE
SB0338	Favorable	Senator Lewis Young
State Retirement and Pension System - Transfers Between Systems - Workgroup - Extension


SB0448	Favorable	Carroll County Senators
Carroll County - Public Facilities Bond


SB0453 (Emergency Bill)	Favorable	Senator Jennings
Horse Racing - Laurel Park - Arabian Breed Racing Authorization


SB0538	Favorable	Senator McCray
Baltimore City - Raffles - Organizations Affiliated With Professional Baseball and Football Teams


SB0614	Favorable	Dorchester County Senators
Correctional Officers' Retirement System - Dorchester County


SB0724 (Emergency Bill)	Favorable	Senator Lewis Young
State Retirement and Pension System - Cost-of-Living Adjustments - Clarification

February 27, 2026
45th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 10

SB0108	Environment - Water Resources and Wetlands - Enforcement
Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee	Calendar Day 02/24/26 Reported Favorably with Amendment (1) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/25/26. Calendar Day 02/25/26. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/27/26.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT (1) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.

February 27, 2026
45th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 11

	Calendar Day 02/26/26 Report of the Committee on Executive Nominations. Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/27/26.

QUESTION IS: “WILL THE SENATE ADVISE AND CONSENT TO THE NOMINATIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE?”

February 27, 2026
45th Day of Session
Special Order Calendar No. 12

SB0056	Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center - External Data Sharing With Third-Party Data Centers for Multistate Reporting - Authorization
Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee	Calendar Day 02/17/26 Reported Favorably with Amendments (2) by the Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and Laid Over under the Rule. Calendar Day 02/18/26 Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/19/26. Calendar Day 02/19/26 Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/26/26. Calendar Day 02/26/26 Made a Special Order for Calendar Day 02/27/26.
QUESTION IS ON THE ADOPTION OF THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS (2) AND THE FAVORABLE REPORT.